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Mark 12:27-29
Lexham English Bible
Mark 12:27-29
Lexham English Bible
27 He is not God of the dead, but of the living. You are very much mistaken!”
The Greatest Commandment
28 And one of the scribes came up and[a] heard them debating. When he[b] saw that he answered them well, he asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?” 29 Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Listen, Israel! The Lord our God, the Lord is one.
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- Mark 12:28 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came up”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Mark 12:28 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
Mark 12:27-29
New International Version
Mark 12:27-29
New International Version
27 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!”
The Greatest Commandment(A)
28 One of the teachers of the law(B) came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?”
29 “The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.[a]
Footnotes
- Mark 12:29 Or The Lord our God is one Lord
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